Posts by: Jamie Dunne

The Scottish Parliament passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill on Thursday 21 May, making further changes to the law to deal with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Bill, which we expect to receive Royal Assent and become law early next week, repeals certain parts of the Scottish Government’s previous emergency legislation, the Coronavirus (Scotland)… Read more »

Guest post by Roger Cotton. The High Court judgment published last week in relation to the procurement dispute between Amey and West Sussex County Council raises some interesting points in relation to how authorities can respond to legal challenges by aggrieved bidders. It was a tender for road maintenance services and the outcome was “wafer… Read more »

On 26 April 2019 the CMA announced that it had secured the disqualification of two directors of CPM Group Limited, one of the suppliers involved in a cartel for pre-cast concrete drainage products. Both CPM Group and Stanton Bonna Limited admitted participating in the alleged cartel and agreed to pay fines, which the CMA will… Read more »

The Scottish Government put forward draft legislation on 27 February to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank (NIB), following a consultation in late 2018. The NIB is designed to provide a new route to finance for firms which currently find it difficult to access the levels of capital they need to invest in and grow… Read more »